Wall-bed.



N. B. DOUGLASS.

WALL BED. APPLICATION H11-:n FEB. 12, 1917.

1,256,66?, Peeeeeed Feb.19,1918.

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EBKELEY, CIEEORNIA.

.application lefl Februar? l2, i917.

` f all whom it may concern:

known that l.y NAPOLEON if i" ot the United Eitates,

in the county et Alamed. riiitornia, have invented new iprovements in "iTall-iiedse of '.olloiving is a speciiication. 'option relates to wall beds and A especially toa reversible wall bed oi type illustrated in '.liatent .n.tgSQLS, Chas. l.. Jordany dated July 7, 1908.

ln the patent above referred to there is a centrally pivoted panel carrying a bed on one side and reversible in an opening in the Wall, so to carry the bed from a concealed, position in the closet to open position in the room; the panel in either et' its reversed positions entirely closing the opening. A centrally piroted r fersible panel or the o patented type above requires a depth of recess or closet at. least equal to one-haltl the width o'tqthe panel. ln modern apartment house co. traction where space is particularly valuable and closets must be as shallow as possible, this type o centrally pivoted panel bed is often undesirable. For ex dimple, with a 54rinch panel the closet must at least inches deep. This is in addi- .,i ofcourse to the fact that the closet canit be entered when the panel is in either its reversed positions, particularly when bed is in room., except by lifting up the toot of the bed and moving it to an ungainly angie. Even then the space. that 1s e5 afforded is insuiiicient for an adult to pass comfortably.

The present invention,

ing a special form of hanger aside'from providtor the tarnable panel (which in the present case 1s -e not striel" reversible) is designed to prf)- s by which the panel when in 'ill entirel7 close the opening A.ne bed behind it, and. when in rposition will present the bed room, and at the same time it .space between one side of the z. the adiacent. panel for ingress troni the closet space be- 'that'hernfiores the present one and the o o possible in the fioraic me.

ccoinphsned by I .lts are ya a speeccentricall;r moar .ng the einatteiappear.

Specification Letters latent.

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Serial No. 3.41992.

Having reference to the accompanying drawings Figui.. s a iront elevation of a panel in closed position.

Fig. El is a cross section on Fig. 1. t

Fig. B is a` detail o the upperpivot.

Fig. Il is a cross section of same.

Fig. 5 is a detail ot the lower pivot.

Fig. 6 is an elevation in partial section of the same.

A is a panel fitting an opening in the Wall 2. This panel when it stands flush With the opening presents to the room a continuation oit the Wall and may be ornamented or not, as desired. The opposite side ot' the panel is adapted to carry a bed trarne 3 mounted in the usual manner, to swingv from a vertical inoperative position to a horizontal position Jfor use when. the panel is reversed. 'l he panel is ot a Width and height corresponding to the size of the bed frame employed. Where the bed traine is that of a double bed the panel is preferably 4 ft. 6 inches in Width. The panel turns on verti- 'lnstead of being centrally pivoted this panel is pivoted about one-third oi the Width of the panel on one vertical edge thereof, and instead of being pivoted in the plane of the panel the pivots are suliciently outside the plane of the panel so that the latter may stand flush With the Wall une 2 2 of when the bed is in the closet and when the panel is turned on the pivots it Will stand forward of its former position and parallel therewith and"parallel shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2.

By this method of eccentric pivoting there is a considerable space left'to one side of the panel and bed and the adjacent jamb asis seen lori/the left of Fig. 2; this opening in a 4 it. 6 inch bed being approximately 'l8- i'nches, which is sufficient for-ingress and e rese.

Also by this method of eccentric pivoting, ,avery shallow closet can be width of the closet being not greater than a double bed, and a 54 inch panel. n

rlhe uppery pivots if-8; plate 7 being 5 comprise two plates n attached to the upper @amb and having an oil-set pintle 9 to t in the socket in plate 8, which latter is attached to the upper edge of the panelf' The lovver pivot a comprises .a plate secured.V to the employed; the y with the Wall, es

under-edge of the panel and having an oil"- set pintle member 11, with a conical point seating into a screw-threaded socket 12 which is adjustable .in plate 13, secured to the floor. The two pintle members 9 and 11 lie entirely outside of the plane ofthe panel; the amount of either oit-set depending on the space between the two positions occupied by the panelV when in clgsed or open position.

Having thus described my invention2 hat I claim and desire to secure by Letters fatent is-r l. In a wall bed, the combination of a panel turnable in an opening in the wall, said panel being pivoted to one side of its center but substantially remote from either when the vertical'edge, said panel when closed lying in the plane of and closing the opening, with its pivots lying outside ofythe plane of the panel and in a vertical line -so that panel is swungthroughan 'are of 180 it presents an opening to one side of the panel sulicient for passage through the opening, and an article of furniture carried on the panel of less width than the maXimum width of the panel.

2. In a wall bed, the combination with a panel turnable in an opening in a wall, said panel having -vertical pivots which lie out-V side of theplane of the panel, said pivots including an upper plate secured to the upper edge of the wall opening and having av downwardly projecting offset pintle, a eorresponding socket plate on the panel to receive said pintle and the lower pvot comprising a pintle member secured to the lower edge of the panel and olf-set t0 the same side of the panel that the upper pintle is,

and in the same Vertical plane with said up-v per pintle, and an adjustable floor socket for the lower pintle.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the 'presence of the subscribing witness. NAPOLEON B. DOUGLASS.

Witness: n'

JOHN H. HERRING. 

